Japanese cooling expert Scythe is announcing today the successor of popular Mugen 2 CPU Cooler. Mugen 2 CPU Cooler was awarded many times and is well known world-wide to mainstream users, Overclocker and Enthusiasts. During the development process main focus was set on improvement of performance and mounting mechanism as well as shrinking the heatsink dimensions. New Mugen 3 CPU Cooler is ready to take on the legacy.

While optimizing the performance the whole heatsink design of Mugen 3 CPU Cooler was re-worked which resulted in creation the improved fin-structure M.A.P.S. (Multiple Airflow Pass-Through Structure). Enhancements were achieved by reducing the aerodynamic resistance as well as improving of the overall heatsink stability. Furthermore Mugen 3 is equipped with total of six high-quality copper-heatpipes where the predecessor had only five. Typical for Scythe is the excellently processed and flat surface of the copper base which was refined by a thin nickel layer to prevent corrosion.

Mugen 3 is equipped with a popular 120 mm axial fan from the Slip Stream PWM Silent series. Using the PWM function of the axial fan mainboards are able to control the fan speed between 300 and 1.600 RPM, which allows a constant airflow between 14,7 and 88,11 CFM respectively 24.98 and 149.67 m³/h. While working at the specified fan speed range the operation noise is rated from silent 9.60 to moderate 32.15 dBA.

It was a PIA to mount the Scythe Mugen 2 on my Asus P6T mobo plus the instructions really sucked. A new and upgraded version Flip Mount Super Back-Plate doesn't sound like the Mugen 3 will be any easier to mount. It may have great performance but I don't think I will buy another Scythe Mugen.

It was a PIA to mount the Scythe Mugen 2 on my Asus P6T mobo plus the instructions really sucked. A new and upgraded version Flip Mount Super Back-Plate doesn't sound like the Mugen 3 will be any easier to mount. It may have great performance but I don't think I will buy another Scythe Mugen.

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? the only issue was pulling the mobo from the case, other than that my mugen 2 mounted in under a minute.

you must have the mugen 1 or original mugen, it had a much harder mounting system.

This looks interesting. I love my Mugen 2, so maybe this will be the cooler to go into my new Bulldozer build. I really like the look of it, and for price/performance the Mugen 2 was pretty damn hard to beat. Hopefully this one will be the same.

I also have Mugen 2 and when it gets his max 1200 rpm it is the loudest thing in my PC, I imagine this 3. soundlevel with 1600 rpm. why they make pretty expensive and silent cooler smaller, but louder - who need that?

Love my Mugen 2. Hardest thing about it was the foam they put on the backplate mounting bracket wasn't adequate enough for my Crosshair III and was causing shorts. Other than that, this beast cools beautifully. When I upgrade air coolers, Ill either grab this, the Armageddon, or the new NZXT Cooler to go with my NZXT Hale 90 and NZXT Phantom

One thing I Wish they would add is a second set of clips and another fan, or really just the set of clips. I got a dual fan on mine now

eh all heatsinks to me are all the same? how do they gauge the efficiency of heat distribution and flow? do they look at this piece of copper piping and nickle plating under thermal vision? and if they see blue they succeeded? once you watercool you dont go back

eh all heatsinks to me are all the same? how do they gauge the efficiency of heat distribution and flow? do they look at this piece of copper piping and nickle plating under thermal vision? and if they see blue they succeeded? once you watercool you dont go back

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I did water cooling and went back. All heat sinks are not the same, not even close! In fact your Big Water system would be hard pressed to cool as much as a dual fan Mugen will.

I wish I could kill myself instead of using windows (OSX can suck it too).

I bought the mugen 2 for about 25 bucks shipped. People can carry on about how well it cools, but I know for a fact that for price/perf it couldn't be beat. I slapped another scythe fan on the other side.

I recently built a 2600K based system with a Mugen 2 Rev. B and installation was pretty typical to me (though I did cut a backplate access hole prior to dropping the mobo). I attached a monstrous 130CFM PWM fan. It's dead quiet at low load and it cools well.